Dogs tethered for long periods can become highly aggressive. Dogs feel naturally protective of their territory; when confronted with a perceived threat, they respond according to their fight-or-flight instinct. A chained dog, unable to take flight, often feels forced to fight, attacking any unfamiliar animal or person who unwittingly wanders into his or her territory. Numerous attacks on people by tethered dogs have been documented.

These terms refer to the practice of fastening a dog to a stationary object or stake, usually in the owner's backyard, as a means of keeping the animal under control. These terms do not refer to the periods when an animal is walked on a leash.

Avian flu currently poses only a small danger, as the virus does not normally infect animals other than birds or pigs. However, human beings have been infected in Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, and Indonesia, although these cases were linked to direct contact with dead or diseased poultry. One case of human-human contact was suspected in Thailand in 2004. There is no vaccine to prevent H5N1 infection in human beings, although there are drugs to treat the illness.

Animal control and humane agencies receive countless calls every day from citizens concerned about animals in these cruel situations. Animal control officers, paid at taxpayer expense, spend many hours trying to educate pet owners about the dangers and cruelty involved in this practice. Regulations against chaining also give officers a tool to crack down on illegal dog fighting, since many fighting dogs are kept on chains.

Not much else. In a few months to a year it may pose a threat to the shipping lanes that resupply and refuel McMurdo Station, but other than that there is no immediate threat. This iceberg did not make a wave of any sort when it broke off. Since the Ross Ice Shelf is already floating, it is more of a separation than a "falling."

The potential for having an adverse encounter with a grizzly bear is extremely low. Even when they occur, most bear encounters do not lead to human injury. Adverse encounters can usually be avoided through awareness of conditions that may cause an encounter. Keeping a clean camp, not approaching wildlife too closely, and avoiding situations that might unknowingly surprise a bear will greatly decrease the risk of having an unwanted bear encounter, or causing someone else to have one.

Aflatoxin is a compound that is produced by molds that grow on grains and nuts. Aflatoxin molds are distributed worldwide in soil, plant material and the air. The USDA tightly regulates aflatoxin levels in peanuts by inspection. The requirement is that aflatoxin levels be no more than 20 parts per billion (ppb). This is the equivalent of a needle in 267 one-ton haystacks. The peanuts we use are well below this level. The aflatoxin levels in our peanut butter average well below 10ppb.

New human flu viruses can arise from bird flu viruses that then change to a form that can infect humans and spread readily from person to person. Current bird flu outbreaks in Asia, Europe and Africa are caused by a type of flu virus called "H5N1." Human infections and deaths due to the H5N1 virus have occurred, although the virus has at this time not developed the ability to pass easily from person to person and cause outbreaks in humans.

Yes, the practice is both inhumane and a threat to the safety of the confined dog, other animals, and humans.

To become well-adjusted companion animals, dogs should interact regularly with people and other animals, and should receive regular exercise. It is an owner's responsibility to properly restrain her dog, just as it is the owner's responsibility to provide adequate attention and socialization. Placing an animal on a restraint to get fresh air can be acceptable if it is done for a short period. However, keeping an animal tethered for long periods is never acceptable.

Very little. We will be taking precautions at the 2002 August Camp site in Idaho to ensure that our food-preparation area is not visited by bears. Food will be stored in bear-proof containers. We suggest that you bring air-tight containers for the storage of aromatic cosmetics and toiletries (bears love toothpaste!) in your tent.

No. Fears of humans contracting the plague from prairie dogs are exaggerated and generally used as an excuse for extermination. Only 47 cases of plague have been reported in Colorado since 1957, and only about 10 of those have been linked to prairie dogs. Of those 10, only one resulted in a fatality. The Colorado Department of Health states, "If precautions are taken, the probability of an individual contracting plague, even in an active plague area, is quite low.

To protect both the pet and wildlife, pets should always be carefully monitored by their owners in areas where they may encounter native wildlife, such as national forests or parks. Unsupervised dogs that stray into wolf territories from their owner's homes or from their handlers are at risk. Wolves may treat dogs as interlopers on their territories and can be very aggressive towards them, especially during denning season (April through May).

No. Different dioxin compounds have different toxicities and dioxins are most often found in mixtures rather than as single compounds in the environment. The most toxic forms of dioxin are 2,3,7,8-TCDD and 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD. Scientists use a shorthand method for comparing the toxicity of different types or mixtures of dioxins to the toxicity of 2,3,7,8- TCDD and 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD. This method is called the "Toxicity Equivalence" or TEQ.

Dogs are naturally social beings who thrive on interaction with human beings and other animals. In the wild, dogs and wolves live, eat, sleep, and hunt with a family of other canines. Dogs are genetically determined to live in a group. A dog kept chained alone in one spot for hours, days, months, or even years suffers immense psychological damage. An otherwise friendly and docile dog, when kept continuously chained, becomes neurotic, unhappy, anxious, and often aggressive.

In addition to The Humane Society of the United States and numerous animal experts, the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a statement in the July 2, 1996, Federal Register against tethering: "Our experience in enforcing the Animal Welfare Act has led us to conclude that continuous confinement of dogs by a tether is inhumane. A tether significantly restricts a dog's movement.

In addition to the psychological damage wrought by continuous chaining, dogs forced to live on a chain make easy targets for other animals, humans, and biting insects. A chained animal may suffer harassment and teasing from insensitive humans, stinging bites from insects, and attacks by other animals. Chained dogs are also easy targets for thieves looking to steal animals for sale to research institutions or to be used as training fodder for organized animal fights.

More and more communities are http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnVuY2hhaW55b3VyZG9nLm9yZy9MYXdzLmh0bQ==" target="blank">passing laws that regulate the practice of tethering animals. New Orleans LA, Tuscon AZ, Okaloosa FL, Carthage MO, Lawton, OK and other cities ban all chaining. The state of Connecticut, along with Wichita KS, Denver CO, Austin TX, Norfolk VA, West Palm Beach FL, and others allow dogs to be chained only for a limited number of hours a day.

Common cat parasites, if left untreated, can do tremendous damage to your cat's health. They not only sap your cat of energy, they can be down right dangerous. Cat ring worm is actually not a worm, but a contagious fungal infection that can be passed between species. It is common and the symptoms are easy to spot, but stubborn cases can be difficult to cure. Cat round worm is the most common intestinal parasite in cats, so it is important to know what it is and what to look for.

A more ominous threat also looms - the possibility of goose/airplane collisions near urban airports, which have become increasingly popular goose resting spots. It is a threat airport authorities and the Service takes seriously. In 1995, 24 people died in the crash of a Boeing 707 jet aircraft after it collided with Canada geese on take-off from the Elmendorf Air Force Base near Anchorage, Alaska.

Yes. Rodents can damage structures, chew wiring and cause electrical fires. They also contaminate human food with their urine and carry many diseases that are harmful to humans.

Many factors determine whether WBI should route a transaction through a particular Meg, including condition rules, priority numbers, and extra rule keys. For more information on MEG chaining, see the Architecture section.

Almost all cases of bird flu infection in humans were caused by direct exposure with infected birds or contaminated surfaces. However, risk of infection in humans is low and person-to-person transmission is exceptionally rare.

Humans are usually infected only through close contact with infected poultry. The severity of disease in humans varies from mild disease to severe respiratory disease. This depends on the strain of virus and characteristics of the person infected. Human deaths have been reported following severe disease.

Chaining is using more than one remailer to send your encrypted message. Basically, you send a message to remailer A with instructions to send it to remailer B, which in turn finds instructions to send it to remailer C, and so on, until the final recipient receives the message. The intention is to obfuscate the origin of the email and/or (with the help of encryption) the content of the message body.

Parasites can be transmitted to humans from their pets. Humans acquire these parasites through ingestion of the eggs of the parasite which have passed through the pet's feces. Not washing your hands before eating or putting your hands in your mouth after playing with your infected pet are common ways of transmission.

Dogs age much faster than humans. The result is that they develop arthritis at much younger ages than we do. The large breeds frequently have signs and symptoms of arthritis at age four.